connie mariano, a former navy admiral who served as clinton's physician. >> i'm a republican. i like chris christie a lot. i worry about him and want him to loseweight. i worry about the man dieing in office. >> my children saw that. and she said i'm afraid he's going to die in office. my 12-year-old son comes to me and says, dad, are you going to die? if she wants to come to new jersey and give an examination of me, i'll have a conversation with her, until then, she should shut up. >> i understand he called you today. can you state what you talked about? >> out of deference to him i'm not going to comment on that but i can only share with you that that phone conversation when i think of it, the words gracious and appreciative do not come to mind. >> reporter: christie says he cares about his health and always has a plan to trim down. >> in terms of people in the state, being concerned about whether or not it prevents me from being able to do my job effectively, i think they've seen the results of that. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," elaine quijano. >> sa sew what do we